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crottal — noun any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made • Syn: ↑crottle, ↑crotal • Hypernyms: ↑lichen • Member Holonyms: ↑Parmelia, ↑genus Parmelia * * * … Useful english dictionary

crotal — crottal crottal n. any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made. [Also spelled {crottle} and {crotal}.] Syn: . [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

crottle — crottal crottal n. any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made. [Also spelled {crottle} and {crotal}.] Syn: . [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

crotal — n. any of several lichens of the genus {Parmelia} from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made. Syn: crottle, crottal. [WordNet 1.5] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Crottles — Crot tles (kr?t t lz), n. pl. [Gael. crotal.] A name given to various lichens gathered for dyeing. See {crottal}. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

crotal — noun any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are made • Syn: ↑crottle, ↑crottal • Hypernyms: ↑lichen • Member Holonyms: ↑Parmelia, ↑genus Parmelia … Useful english dictionary